Dear Mom and Dad,
Off to 'Nam I go
I'm writing from the bus
It's just starting to snow
I'll think of you guys often
And I hope you'll think of me
When you see those stars and stripes
Flying in the breeze
Don't worry about me too much, Mom
I know you hate to see me go
Don't worry about me too much, Dad
Take care and I love you so,
Chet
Dear Mom and Dad,
I'm doing just fine
The jungle's hot and humid
But I'm still here, I'm alive
I think of home a lot
And what you guys are up to
I hope you are doing well
I'm just trying to make it through
I can hear the gun fire now
I really gotta go
Say hi to sister for me
Take care and I love you so,
Chet
Dear Mom and Dad,
The rain hasn't let up for days
That doesn't mean the fighting has stopped
It's just been slightly delayed
I dream of the day that I get to come home
And see you guys again
It's the one thing that keeps me going
In this hellish world I'm living in
I'm gonna try and get some sleep
Tomorrow we pack up and go
I'll write again when I have the time
Take care and I love you so,
Chet
Dear Mom and Dad,
The fighting's finally done
I'll see you in a few weeks
I'm so happy to be coming home
I can't help but feel guilty
For the ones that got left behind
I wish I could do more for them
I wish they didn't have to die
Thanks for all the letters
I thought that you should know
They made things a little easier
Take care and I love you so,
Chet
Dear Mom and Dad,
I'm so tired and I can't sleep
The dreams I have are terrible
They keep me up week after week
I toss and turn each night
As images flash through my head
Those of muddy jungles
Where my friends wound up dead
I don't think I can take much more
I've never felt so low
I'm trying hard to make it through
Take care and I love you so,
Chet
Dear Mom and Dad,
I don't know what to do
I feel so lost and helpless
This is a battle I may lose
But I saw a firetruck today
Screaming down the street
And it got me thinking
This may be the thing for me
I start the fire academy soon
Things will get better, I know
Wish me luck, say hi to sis
Take care and I love you so,
Chet
Dear Mom and Dad,
I'm now at Station Fifty-One
The guys are great and I love my job
And now I don't feel so alone
Some nights I still have dreams
Of darker places and times
But I'm doing much better now
And it's all because of you guys
Thank you for being there for me
Through the highs and the lows
I couldn't ask for better parents
Take care and I love you so,
Chet